German men's national field handball team
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| Association | DHB |
| Balance sheet | |
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| 125 games 117 wins 3 draws 5 losses |
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First international match German Reich 3-6 Austria 13 September 1925, Halle (Saale).svg){kind=small} 
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Last international game Netherlands 12:22 BR Germany June 14, 1970, Rotterdam 
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Highest victory West Germany 34: 2 Luxembourg April 3, 1952, Offenbach am Main 
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Biggest defeat GDR 14: 7 BR Germany June 9, 1963, Basel 
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| List of international matches | |
| Olympic games | |
| Participation | 1 of 1 ( 1936 ) |
| best result |
 Olympic champion 1936
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| Handball world championship | |
| Participation | 6 of 7 (First: 1938 ) |
| best result |
 World Champion ( 1938 , 1952 , 1955 , 1959 & 1966 )
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| (As of March 23, 2020) | |
The German men's national field handball team represented Germany at international matches and international tournaments.
The greatest success was the Olympic victory in 1936 and the five world championship titles ( 1938 , 1952 , 1955 , 1959 & 1966 ).
Olympic games
The German national handball teams took part in the only event in which field handball was played.
| year | venue | Participation until ... | Result | medal |
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| 1936 |
Berlin , German Empire.svg){kind=small}
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Finals |
German Reich 6th points |
Olympic champion
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World championships
The German national handball teams reached the final of all field handball world championships that took part.
| year | Host country | Participation until ... | Result | rank | Comments and special features |
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| 1938 |
German Empire
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final |
German Empire 23: 0 Switzerland
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World Champion
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| 1948 |
 France
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not eligible | After the Second World War, no new handball association had been founded to represent Germany at the IHF. | ||
| 1952 |
Switzerland
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final |
.svg){kind=small} Germany 19: 8 Sweden
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World Champion
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All-German team |
| 1955 |
BR Germany
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final |
Germany 25:13 Switzerland
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World Champion
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All-German team |
| 1959 |
 Austria
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final |
Germany 14:11 Romania.svg){kind=small}
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World Champion
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All-German team |
| 1963 |
Switzerland
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final |
GDR 14: 7 BR Germany
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 Vice world champion |
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| 1966 |
Austria
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Placement round |
Federal Republic of Germany 9th points |
World Champion
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Individual evidence
- ^ Stephan Müller, Helmut Laaß: German handball international games. (CD; 87 MB) In: Sport-record.de. July 20, 2015, accessed June 21, 2019 .